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Medication Communication/Concept Analysis using Orem's Theory

between a patient and a doctor in a community practice setting" (Manias, 2010, p. 934). However, this scenario is no longer the mo...

Dyspnea, Family Caregiving and Quality of Life

primary symptoms of COPD are "wheezing, cough, dyspnea on exertion and increased phlegm production" (Touhy and Jett, 2012, p. 289)...

Overview of Sepsis

and symptoms, such as edema and positive fluid balance (Weiss, et al, 2009). Additional criteria include inflammatory variables su...

Advocacy and Nursing

to the patient conflicts with the nurses duty to his or her employer (Hanks, 2007). Specifically, barriers to nursing advocacy inc...

Various Nursing Questions

and fatigue, abdominal pain, vomiting, constipation and learning difficulties" ("Lead"). These physiological effects are caused by...

Facing a Family Health Challenge

frequently the needs of terminal patients are not addressed properly and that multiple problems exist in this regard. Practitioner...

Code of Ethics for Nurses/The ANA Guide

evolved through various versions of the ANA Code. In addition to describing the duties and obligations that provision 1 entails, T...

Nightingale's Theoretical Perspective

rate at the hospital soon declined by two-thirds (Garofalo and Fee, 2010). This emphasis is immediately evident in Nightingales No...

Benefits of Lesson Derived from Mentoring

in emergency nursing, as the my mentor expressed obtaining this certification would enhance my professional development. The Ped...

Mandated Nurse-to-Patient Ratios, The Debate

to the passage of the California law (Tevington, 2011). Currently, Connecticut, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Texas an...

Responses to Two Nursing Posts

a statement made early-on in the post, which is that nursing has the potential to make a huge contribution to the transformation o...

Diabetes in New Mexico and Community Health Nursing

of Health (NMDH) indicates that, as of 2007, it was estimated that 157,930 New Mexico adults, 18 years of age and older, had diabe...

Overview of NMAS and its HIV/AIDS Intervention Program

housing, case management, nutritional guidance and vocational rehabilitation, as well as the development of new approaches to prev...

Phenomenology and Addressing Elderly Depression

the staff endeavors not only to care for our residents physical needs, but also for their psychological, social, and emotional nee...

Customer Satisfaction, Responding to Call Lights

environment is highly competitive and consumers have high expectations in regards to the quality and effectiveness of the services...

Nursing and Adolescent Pregnancy

their infants, and this factor is associated with increased morbidity and mortality, as well as significant financial expenditures...

Fall Prevention in the Elderly in Home Care

percent of that total population lose their ability to walk (Tonarelli, 2010). Hip injuries and falls of any kind can reduce the ...

Explaining DNRs

agent, such as an adult child or another proxy. In recent years, the DNR has been included in the Physicians Orders for Life Susta...

Needs Assessment and Simulation

evaluated stated that they are predominantly "hands-on learners." Eight of the 10 nurses evaluated stated they were hands-on lear...

The Mentor's Role

derives from Greek mythology, as it was the character of Mentor in Homers great epic poem who served Odysseus as a faithful adviso...

The Problem of Alcohol Abuse - Impact in Abusers and Families

Alcohol poses a direct risk as a result of the physical impact it has on the body. The use of alcohol is often seen as a social ...

Using Critical Thinking in the Field of Nursing

or understanding when the staff or the doctors have to move on to the next client. Many patients complain that their healthcare pr...

Nursing Home Costs and the Impact of MDS/PPS/RUG III System Utilization

Today, the problem of the nursing shortage has grown to the point that it is no longer only added stress and long hours for those...

SNF Costs and the Impact of the Shortage of Registered Nurses

of the patients in a single unit will be assigned to one RN; the other half will be assigned to another. Another will be availabl...

Data Collection Questions from Week Four

if they are simple and straightforward. These patient data records will be replaced weekly, and each will contain a weeks worth o...

Policy Statements and Nursing Standards

gives the appearance of increased attention to theory and evidenced-based nursing in an atmosphere of caring for the individual. ...

Increased Quality While Decreasing Costs in Nursing

in higher costs and reduced perceived quality of care. Hypotheses The purpose of the proposed study is to determine the eff...

Analysis of an Article on Women Suffering from Rheumatoid Arthritis, Transformation, and Transcendence

rheumatoid arthritis with the need to fortify ones mental and emotional status in order to deal with the chronic systemic illness....

Perspectives on Shortage of Nurses

2002 and allowed for a National Nurse Service Corps program to provide funding for tuition, expenses and a stipend to those nursin...

Skin Cancer Literature Review

when Coco Chanel made the look desirable. Since that time, legions of youth and adults have sought to possess the "perfect" tan, ...